There's a live-action Kim Possible movie on its way to the Disney Channel, so now
is as good a time as ever to talk about our favorite teen hero cheerleader.
Though I already talked your ear off about Kimmy in our Chem-Possible episode a
few weeks ago perhaps we should take a deeper look into Kim Possible's co-star.
Ron Stoppable. This dude-in-distress was a favorite among fans with his jokes, his
charm, and his providing of the naked mole-rat. He was funny,
geeky, awkward, and quite the ladies man.
Oh, I'm not being ironic. Sure, he got the girl in the end.
Uh, spoilers. Not really.
But have you noticed all the people he paired off with *before* he ended up with Kim?
Even though he was painted as the dorky guy at school who couldn't get a
date, he went on plenty of dates. Way more than Kim ever did. That's why we're here today.
I'm Arielle with Channel Frederator and on this episode, we're asking the question:
Was Ron Stoppable actually really attractive and really good at dating?
I mean it, take another look at the show!
Ron's character was supposed to be a lovable dweeb, but the writers wrote him
so lovable that he ended up with a lot of people crushing on him. Whether it was
for one episode or spanned across a few, Ron kept saying that the girls weren't
into him but in reality, they were all over him!
In fact, I want to list off each
of his matches today. We can examine his compatibility with them, how the fans
reacted to the different ships, who the fans shipped him with and so on. And who
knows? Maybe there could be a conspiracy in here about who he ended up with?
Bring on the exes! It's gonna be that episode
from 3rd Rock From the Sun up in here. So the biggest, grandest, and most
well-known ship of them all is, of course, Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable. We have
to talk about that first. Now, lots of people were into this ship from the start.
They were co-stars, they shared chemistry as best friends! Watching the first few
seasons, we were led to believe that the couple would remain...
*ahem*
frieeennndzoooooonedd.
Because aside Stopabble's distaste
towards Kim's crush Josh Mickey and a kiss under the mistletoe, it seemed like
they had little interest in being anything more than just friends.
The writers steered clear from any hint of pairing the two off until the third
season episode "Emotion Sickness". It was in this episode that Kim Possible was
influenced by a gadget called the Moodulator and became infatuated with Ron.
They went on a date and even shared their first kiss. Though Miss Possible's
feelings weren't true and they were all brought on by the device, the episode
ended with Kim telling Ron that there were still fireworks. Apparently this
little adventure tested well with audiences and it was from there that the ship
earned its canon.
Eh? Eh? Get it? We're talking about ships? Should have worn my pirate costume again.
The two were together by the end of "So the Drama" and the relationship continued on throughout
the final season until the series end. I love this couple! That So the Drama
kiss made me cry. They're happy together, they support one another, they accept
each other's faults. And, you know what, when it comes to dating, you want the one
you're with to feel like they're your best friend. And if they're actually your
best friend, then that's, well, the best! So now that we have that out of the way,
it's time to look at the past flames who came and went. In this case, the one that
Ron turned down. I'm talking about Yori.
These two met while attending the Yamanouchi Ninja School in Japan. She was a freakin' ninja. She's little and cute,
and she can kick your butt. Looks like our boy Ron likes strong woman. Uh, strong
in the meeting that they could kick his butt And good on him! It was early in his foreign
exchange program that Yori took interest in Stoppable-san. Must have been his
"American-style jokes and buffoonery." Her words, not mine. There's another tip for
you, humor is always charming. Yori was definitely intended as a love interest,
she landed a total of three kisses on Ron's cheek. She was also introduced in
the second season, long before the Kim and Ron ship came into port.
Don't hate me because I'm punny.
The relationship they built had such a solid foundation
that even Kim Possible was jealous, even possessive.
In the fourth season episode "Big Brother" Kimmie pushed Ron into
breaking the news to Yori that they've begun to date. In the middle of a
brawl with Monkey Fist, no less! The girl has her priorities!
Yori claims she was alright with it, but you can't help but
notice a tinge of disappointment in her first reaction. Aww. Maybe if Kim and Ron
never happened, she would have had the honor of being with him in the end.
It's admittedly a little sad, they're-they're good together. But instead, it was her honor to
let him go. Before Yori, there was Zita. You remember Zita, right? Arguably, Zita
didn't make as big of an impact as Yori, but she still made herself known.
I remember liking Zita as a kid, I liked her design and her name and her voice.
She got really cool when she saved the day in "Virtu-Ron".
*clapping* Yas, queen, slay that rave master!
Her first appearance in "Grudge Match" wasn't exactly.. all there, but at least
she saw a movie with Ron by the end. In Virtu-Ron, we learned that Zita was
tough and courageous, like most women were on the show and she was also a skilled gamer.
So, Ron and Zita shared an interest in nerd culture. Common interests are a
strong base to build a relationship on. It's implied that they went on at least a
date or two but that's about it. In the end, it seems that our Ron just couldn't
impress the lady enough to keep her around. I'd have to say, I'm not surprised.
Zita was great but in my opinion, there just wasn't enough of a spark to keep it going.
Now.. Bonnie. Oh yeah, that was, in
fact, a thing for a minute there. This one was interesting. Let's be clear, neither
party was very interested in the other romantically, but it's still worth mentioning.
Obviously, Bonnie was a bully to Ron for the duration of the show, but there was
one episode titled "Homecoming Upset". Bonnie bribed her way into the title of
homecoming queen, alongside Ron who was fairly voted as homecoming king. Bummed
that her sports star boyfriend Brick Flag dumped her, she tried to rebound
with Middleton's new star player: Ron Stoppable. Yep. Does all this sound
familiar now? Ron was the guy to date and so she tried to steal him from his then
girlfriend Kim Possible. She even stole a long and sloppy kiss. If you're not a fan
of this couple, don't worry. Once Bonnie was outed for her antics, she set her
sights on finding someone new. I gotta say, my OTP is the canon pairing between
Bonnie and Señor Senior, Junior, that couple is adorable as ****!
Onto the next cutie.
This one's easy to miss. Tara was one of the girls on Kim Possible's cheerleading
squad. It was the second episode of the show "Sink or Swim" where Ron had his
first chance to shine upon returning to the camp of his past,
Camp Wannaweep. Of all the cheerleaders following his lead, it was the beautiful
blondie Tara who was the most supportive. She even gave him a kiss on the cheek as
thanks for saving the day. Though, this is all we saw between them. It came and went
in a blink of an eye. It was only mentioned in the episode Emotion
Sickness where Kim asked Ron if he ever noticed that Tara liked him. Apparently,
he didn't. That's pretty cool that the show kept that continuity but how
nothing came out of it? It's realistic but unfortunate. I bring it up because
dude, that is a really cute cheerleader that liked him from the start. He, more or
less, had Bonnie coming after him who was another cheerleader and then he ended up
with the star cheerleader. Are we making our point? Ron has it going on.
That's it for the girls who canonically had
interest in Ron. Though, while we're here, I want to mention Shego. Because some fans
wanted that to happen. Believe it or not, there were a few tiny hints that were
tossed our way to fuel that fire on the show. I'm talking teeeeny tiinyyy. But shippers will
take anything they can get, am I right? There was the episode "Bad Boy" when Ron
turned evil. Shego left Dr. Drakken, who we know Shego liked deep down to work
for him instead. All because Ron was the more sinister choice. Shego likes power, yo.
But aside from that, I'll be real, Shego had noooo interest in Ron whatsoever.
And yeah, I feel like their personalities would just clash, honestly. Whatever
floats your boat.
The ship puns are real, today!
Oh, also, before you reprimand me for
bringing this up because Shego is older and Ron is a high schooler at the time
of the show. Let's be clear that when I'm reporting on what the fandom has shipped,
I'm talking about a relationship that would start after the show ends when
everyone is 18 or older. I mean, they're off to college in the finale so.. they've
arrived. Also, you know you have Kigo in your Deviantart favorites, don't deny it.
With that said, can we talk about the
chemistry between him and Drakken real fast. The two of them bonded in the
Christmas episode and I wouldn't be surprised at all if at least Dr. Drakken
was into it, you know? I mean, yeah, it took the Doctor 62 episodes to remember the
name Stoppable aandd Drakken tried to kill him and Kim multiple occasions.
But Drakken was a good guy by the end of the
series, they could move on! Sure they'd be off to a rough start, but some of us
like it rough!
*finger guns*
Hey, at least I'm not talking about the possibility of him getting together with
Monkey Fist or Mr. Barkin. Those two couldn't even survive a double date
together. I think that might be it, guys, these are getting really weird. At this
rate, I'm gonna start talking about Ron's relationship with a naco. Or that
strangely popular craft pairing between him and American Dragon Jake Long.
Now that I think about it, they're both about the same age, they're both
into hip-hop and kung-fu, they both have the buffoon thing going on. I can see it.
Okay, I need to stop. Or do I? If you want to see more shipping, I can deliverrr. Just
give me a heads up in the comments.
Yeah, like even though Ron was supposed to be
the loser with no dates he had all. The dates. Even without the awkward fan
pairings because those don't count. That Ron factor that he has going on is
really working for him in the canon category. I only felt the need to bring
up the fan pairings to emphasize the fact that there's plenty of Ron-ness to
go around and the audience picked up on it i'm not entirely sure why the writers
decided to go in the direction of making him so popular. Maybe Kim had too much
going on to have a collection of love interests. On that note, though, I'm glad
she ended up with Ron. Kim Possible and
Ron Stoppable is the ship that sinks the rest. Though, I've gotta say, I'm curious
to see how things would have turned out if he ended up with Yori. Hey, I did say
there could be a conspiracy here about who he ended up with and a lot of people
on the Internet like Yori! Anyone want to
confirm? Oh, you know what else on the Internet is liked? You know where this is
going. I will rate the theory in a second
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because it helps us a great deal. Please and thank you! And now I'm going to end
this conspiracy with 5 Diablo toys out of 5 because, yes, Ron is attractive he is
good at dating. There are plenty of different types of attractive people in
the world. Is Ron an all-out playboy? No, I wouldn't use that word. He's just a
great guy with a magnetic personality that pulls in all the right people.
Except for Bonnie. We can all learn something from him. I'm Arielle, also
known as @R2NinjaTurtle on all social media, here to remind you that
everybody loves Ron Stoppable.
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